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2009 Vassiliev Notebooks File Guide

Citation:

“Vassiliev Notebooks File Guide,” 2009, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, Alexander Vassiliev Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/113862

Summary:

A file guide to the Vassiliev Notebooks, containing a table of contents.

Original Language:

English

Contents:

Scan of Original Document Vassiliev Notebooks file guide

When composing his notebooks Alexander Vassiliev preceded each section with the KGB archival file number, volume number, and a title or brief description of the subject matter of the file from which he was extracting or summarizing material. Below is an guide where notebook pages are linked to the file from which the notebook content was derived. For example, the material on page 45 of the Black Notebook was drawn from documents in KGB archival file 43173, volume 1, an Organizational and Operational file of the United States. Material on page 134 of White Notebook #1 was drawn from file 24957, volume 1, a personal file for KGB officer Vasily Zarubin.

Black Notebook Organizational and Operational Files for the United States, 1933-1951 pp 1-8: file 17407 v.1. pp. 9: file 3460. pp. 9-17: file 3461 v.1. pp. 17-18: file 3461 v.2. pp. 18-22: file 3460 v.2. pp. 23: file 35112 v.5. pp. 23-24: file 3463 v.1. pp. 24: file 3461 v.2. pp, 24-26: file 3463 v.2. pp. 26-30: file 3464 v.1. pp. 31-33: file 3465 v.1. pp 33-34: file 3465 v.2. pp 34-39: file 17643 v.1 (originally file 0390: Illegals) pp. 40: file 17571 v.1. pp 41-42: file 17571 v.2. pp 42-57: file 43173 v.1. p. 50: file 43173 v.3. pp. 58-69: file 43173 v.2 pp. 62: file 43173 v.4. pp. 69-73: file 43173 v.4. pp. 73-85: file 43173 v.2c. pp. 85-89: file 43173 v.5. pp. 89-91: file 43173 v.6. pp. 91-92: file 43173 v.7. pp. 92: file 43173 v.8. pp. 92-93: file 43173 v.10. pp. 93-94: file 43173 v.10a. pp. 94-96: file 43173 v.11. pp. 96-97: file 43173 v.12. pp. 97-98: file 43173 v.14. pp. 98-99: file 40594 v.1. pp. 99-100: file 40594 v.3. pp. 100-101: file 40159 v.1. pp. 101: file 40159 v.2. pp. 101-102: file 40594 v.2. pp. 102: file 40594 v.4. pp. 102-106: file 40594 v.5. pp. 106-115: file 40159 v.3. pp. 115-118: file 40594 v.6. pp. 118-126: file 40594 v.7. p. 126: file 40159 v.4. pp. 127-131: file 40159 v.5. pp. 132-133: file 40159 v.3. pp. 134-138: file 40594 v.7. pp. 138-140: notes on Station Chief Gold pp. 141-142: file 17690. pp. 143-146: file 55951 v.1. pp. 146-160: file 35112 v.5. pp. 161-164: file 35112 v.5a. pp. 165-190: file 35112 v.1.

White Notebook #1 pp. 1-15: file 35112, v.1. (file 35112 is New York Station - Moscow Center Correspondence, 1941-1947) pp. 16-21: file 35112 v.4. pp. 21-29: file 35112 v.4a. pp. 29: file 35112 v.6. pp. 30-42: file 35112 v.6. pp. 43-54: file 35112 v.7. pp. 54-57: file 35112 v.2. pp. 57-62: file 35112 v.8. pp. 62-63: file 35112 v.7. pp. 63-76: file 35112 v.9. pp. 77: file 35112 v.7. pp. 77: file 35112 v.8. pp. 77-79: file 35112 v.9. pp. 79- 84: file 35112 v.3. pp. 85-102: file 28612 v.1. “Announcer” – William Donovan and OSS. pp. 102-105: file 28612, v.2. “Announcer” – William Donovan and OSS. pp. 106-119: file 40129 v.3a. XY line correspondence, 1943-1944 pp. 119-122: file 40129 v.4. XY line correspondence, 1943-1944 pp. 122-131: file 34194. (Archive 32428) “Gennady” – Gayk Ovakimyan. p. 132: file 9995. “Nikolay” – Peter Gutzeit. pp. 133: file 25136. “Luka” – Pavel Pastelnyak / Pavel Klarin. pp. 133-134: file 24957 v.1. “Betty”/“Maxim” – Vasily Zarubin. p. 135: file 25748 v.1. “Grisha”/“Charon” – Grigory Kheifets. pp. 135-138: file 25748 v.2. “Grisha”/“Charon” – Grigory Kheifets. pp. 139-156: file 70994. “Sound” – . Three unnumbered blank pages p. 157-159: file 17407, v.1.

White Notebook #2 pp. 1-34: file 70545. “Myrna” – . pp. 35-45: file 70548. “Helmsman” – “Shaman” – Earl Browder. pp. 46-68: file 14449 v.1. “Liza” – Martha Dodd. pp. 69- 81: file 14449 v.2. “Liza” – Martha Dodd. pp. 82-99: file 15428. “Crook” – Samuel Dickstein. pp. 100-155: file 77273. “Sonny” – Victor Hammer.

White Notebook #3 pp. 1-43: file 55298. “Robert” – Gregory Silvermaster. pp. 44-66: file 43072 v.1. “Ruble” – . pp. 66-80: file 45100 v.1. “Raid” – Harold Glasser. pp. 81: file 58380 v.1. “Nigel” – Michael Straight. pp. 82-85 file 45100 v.1. “Raid” – . pp. 86-101: file 55302 v.1. “Mole” – Charles Kramer. pp. 102-109: file 40457 v.1. “Koch” – Duncan Lee. pp. 109-110: file 40457 v.2. “Koch” – Duncan Lee. pp. 111-124: file 58380 v.1. “Nigel” – Michael Straight. pp. 125-130: file 45049 v.2. “Izra” – Donald Wheeler. pp. 131-132: file 45049 v.1. “Izra” – Donald Wheeler. pp. 133-136: file 28734 v.1. “Ruff” – Franz Neumann.

Yellow Notebook #1 pp. 1-38: file 82702 v.1. “Enormous” – Atomic Intelligence. pp. 39-54: file 86192 v.1. “Zinger”/“Caliber” – David Greenglass. pp. 54-55: file 86191 v.1. “Ida”/“Wasp – Ruth Greenglass. pp. 56-60: file 84490 v.5. “Bras”/“Charles” – Klaus Fuchs. pp. 60-67: file 84490 v.6. “Bras”/“Charles” – Klaus Fuchs. pp. 67-84: file 84490 v.1. “Bras”/“Charles” – Klaus Fuchs. pp. 85-90: file 84490 v.2. “Bras”/“Charles” – Klaus Fuchs. pp. 91-98: file 84490 v.3. “Bras”/“Charles” – Klaus Fuchs. pp. 99-102: file 86194 v.1. “Mad”/”Goose”/“Arno” – Harry Gold. pp. 103-109: file 86194 v.2. “Mad”/”Goose”/“Arno” – Harry Gold.

Yellow Notebook #2 pp. 1-37: file 36857 v.1. “Prince” – Laurence Duggan pp. 37-38: file 3587 v.1. Laurence Duggan. pp. 38: file 3587 v.2. Laurence Duggan. pp. 39: file 3587 v.7. Laurence Duggan. pp. 40-51: file No. 61512 v.1. Stanley Graze pp. 51-61: file No. 61512 v.2. Stanley Graze pp. 62-66: file 40624 v.1. “Ted” – Edward Fitzgerald pp. 66-67: file 40623 v.1. “Tan”/“Kant” – . pp. 68-69: file 40933 v.1. “Sid” – Allen Rosenberg. pp. 70-75: file 59264 v.1. “Arena” – Gerald Graze. pp. 75-76: file 59264 v.2. “Arena” – Gerald Graze. pp. 77-78: file 41988 v.1. “Boy” – Charles Flato. pp. 79-80: file 55205 v.1. “Bak” – David Weintraub. pp. 81-88: file 40132 v.1. “Art” and “Berg” Helen and Alexander Koral. Yellow Notebook #3

pp. 1-50: file 30595 v.1. Boris Morros. pp. 51-77: file 30595 v.3. Boris Morros. pp. 77-102: file 30595 v.4. Boris Morros. pp. 102-107: file 30595 v.5. Boris Morros.

Yellow Notebook #4

pp. 1-7: file 515 v.1. American intelligence file, 1927. pp. 8-14: file 17517 v.1. American Station Materials, 1932. pp. 15-16: file 17517, v.2. American Station Materials, 1932. pp. 17-33: file 17517, v.3. American Station Materials, 1932-1933. pp. 33-37: file 17517, v.1. American Station Materials, 1932 – Polish issue. pp. 38-43: file 40935, v.1. U.S. Government file, 1944-1946. pp. 44-53: file 7, v.1. Various materials on the U.S., 1924. pp. 54-60: file 224, v.1. Diplomatic intelligence, 1926. pp. 61-70: file 224, v.2. Diplomatic intelligence, 1926. pp. 71-85: file 1186, v.1. Diplomatic intelligence, 1930. pp. 86-89: file 2557, v.12. Delgass. p. 90: file 869, v.22. U.S. material, 1928. pp. 91-99: file 16695, v.12. “Spies,” 1936-1938. pp. 99-101: file 16695, v.22. “Spies.” pp. 102-103: file 3469, v.12. Technology, 1935. pp. 104-109: file 34702. U.S. material, 1935-1937. p. 110: file 3591 v.2. “Morris” – Abraham Glasser. p. 110: file 3591 v.3. “Morris” – Abraham Glasser. p. 111: file 3591 v.4. “Morris” – Abraham Glasser. pp. 111-112: file 3591 v.5. “Morris” – Abraham Glasser. p. 112 file 3591 v.6. “Morris” – Abraham Glasser. p. 112 file 3591 v.7. “Morris” – Abraham Glasser. pp. 113-115: file 28554, v.1. “Detective” – Martin Dies. pp. 116-120: file 40961 v.1. Internal Situation in the U.S., 1944-1945. p. 120: file 40961 v.2. . Internal Situation in the U.S., 1947. pp. 121-136: file 49701 v.1. Reports sent to Stalin, Molotov, and Beria, 1945-1948. pp. 137: file 49701 v. 2. Reports sent to Stalin, Molotov, and Beria, 1946-1948.

Odd Pages pp. 1-6: file 15359. “Concessionaire” – Julius Hammer p. 6 notes on Agabekov’s The Cheka at Work. pp. 7-26: file 49701 v.2. Special Messages regarding the United States, reports sent to Stalin, Molotov, and Beria, 1945-1948. pp. 26-34: file 49701 v.3. Special Messages regarding the United States, reports sent to Stalin, Molotov, and Beria, 1945-1948.

Total pages: 1, 115